Annual Grant (Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio)

Annual Grant (Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio) is sponsored by Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio. The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio offers an annual grant. Specific details regarding focus and amount are not provided in the search results but are expected to align with native plant conservation and research.

2022 Grant Announcement & Application Guidelines To promote the study, appreciation, and conservation of Ohio's native plants and plant Join NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY Today!! Why Are the Colors of Christmas Red, White and Green?

by Tom Sampliner , 2022 Gentian Award Honoree paragraph: Article Links Ends --> ⚠️ Registration Closed Aug 11th ⚠️ Aug 15, 2026 ● 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration button: ends --> Registration Opened July 1st Habitat Restoration Series Part 4 Oct 10, 2026 ● 10:00 - 11:30 AM Forest Forensics Workshop: Field Botany Course Narrative by Judy Barnhart, NPSNEO president Nineteen students gathered at the Maintenance Facility at Morgan Preserve on a cool Saturday morning to learn how to survey a natural area.

Chris Poling, botanist and Land Steward for the Portage Park District, began by introducing us to the history of agriculture. ... An updated version of the web application Walking Along Seeley Road that highlighted our society's spring wildflower walk led by Vicki Solomon is Thank you Jennifer Jeromin for sharing photos of your walk experience!

Indian Point Park: Walking Along Seeley Road , Community BioBlitz Opportunity with The Wilderness Center Lash Bog State Nat Preserve Date/Time: Friday, June 20th: 8am-4pm For bioblitz information, contact email, and to register through The Wilderness Center website, click link below: The Wilderness Center events For additional information: Everyone and all skill levels are welcome!

Join in for a fun-filled day documenting the incredible variety of plants, animals, and other living things that call this unique place home. Please come with your preferred exploration tools, binoculars, waders, cameras, etc. Terrain includes wetlands with shallow to chest-deep water, small streams, reforested uplands, and does not include maintained trails. Important!!

Due to parking limitations, meet at The Wilderness Center Interpretive Building (9877 Alabama Ave. SW, Wilmot, OH 44689) and carpool 3. 5 miles to the site.

If you have any questions: Contact Daniel Volk, Director of Conservation & Land Management at The Wilderness Center, at 330-359-5235 ext. 221 or his email. Graphic: FYI Magnifying Glass Ends --> Link Graphic: Virtual Herbarium Ends --> Compass plant , Silphium laciniatum , The Wilderness Center , Stark County 12 August 2017, Lisa K.

Schlag Aldo Leopold wrote in A Sand County Almanac , "Silphium first became a personality to me when I tried to dig one up to move to my farm. It was like digging an oak sapling. After half an hour of hot grimy labor the root was still enlarging,...

I got no Silphium, but I learned by what elaborate stratagems it contrives to weather the prairie droughts." Seedbox , Ludwigia alternifolia , Veterans Memorial Park, Lake County 17 August 2017, Lisa K. Schlag herbarium specimen image, The Ohio State University Herbarium Viceroy butterfly basking on leaf of common milkweed , Asclepias syriaca , Lake Erie Bluffs, Lake County 13 August 2017, Lisa K.

Schlag viceroy VS monarch image, themagnificentmonarchbutterfly. weebly. com Spring peeper sitting on frond of sensitive fern , Onoclea sensibilis , Hiram Township private property, Portage County 10 August 2017, Lisa K.

Schlag Willow pinecone gall on Salix sp. in summer, Hiram Township private property, Portage County 10 August 2017, Lisa K. Schlag article: Weird Willow Pinecone Galls and a Gall-Conversion!

, BYGL, The Ohio State University Monarch butterfly sipping nectar from flower of common milkweed , Asclepias syriaca , North Kingsville Sand Barrens , Ashtabula County 5 August 2017, Lisa K. Schlag Gray hairstreak butterfly perching on gray-headed coneflower , Ratibida pinnata , The Wilderness Center , Stark County 15 July 2017, Lisa K.

Schlag This Ohio native plant has many common names: gray-headed coneflower, gray-head prairie coneflower, yellow coneflower .... The USDA Plants database recognizes only pinnate prairie coneflower as a common name. For more information: USDA Plants Fact Sheet Downy rattlesnake plantain , Gooyera pubescens , Hiram Township private property, Portage County 10 August 2017, Lisa K.

Schlag Note: the cylindrical arrangement of the upward-blooming flowers along the densely woolly stem is not one-sided or spiral-twisted. For more information: USDA Plants Database and USDA Plants Fact Sheet Downy rattlesnake plantain , Gooyera pubescens , Hiram Township private property, Portage County 22 July 2017, Lisa K.

Schlag For more information: USDA Plants Database and USDA Plants Fact Sheet Native red lady beetle or polished lady beetle , Cycloneda munda, observed on underside of leaf of wingstem , Actinomeris alternifolia , Vermilion River Reservation - Bacon Woods, Erie County 27 July 2017, Lisa K. Schlag Wood nettle , Laportea canadensis , Vermilion River Reservation - Bacon Woods, Erie County 27 July 2017, Lisa K.

Schlag Wood nettle is native to Ohio and is the only nettle with alternate leaves according to Newcomb's Wildflower Guide . Wood nettle has stiff stinging hairs covering the stem, leaf petiole, and leaf underside. Similar to stinging nettle , Urtica dioica , in this regard; however, stinging nettle is not native and has opposite leaves.

Corrected version of May's email graphic clear image display for those who experienced rendering issues in their mobile or desktop email viewings. Toothworts ( Cardamine spp.) are vital native host plants for the West Virginia White butterfly.

The caterpillars rely primarily on the host species two-leaved ( C. diphylla ) and cut-leaved ( C. concatenata ) for food.

Would you like to help the Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership (LEAP) monitor the West Virginia White during its short spring flight period from early April through late May? To learn more about this butterfly, why it is a Species of Special Concern, and how you can help, visit LEAP's Track West Virginia Whites website page. photo credits: Lisa K.

Schlag, Grand River Terraces Preserve, Ashtabula County, 3 May 2014 . On Sunday, September 7th, society member Mary Ann Wagner and City of Mentor Natural Resource Specialist Jamie Jubeck will present an informative program on the incredible natural phenomenon of the annual monarch butterfly migration: Monarch Migration program description . is free and located at Springbrook Gardens Park from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

To register call Mentor Parks and Recreation local tv show focused on nature and wildlife On Monday, June 16th, New Day Cleveland, a local television show on WJW (Fox 8) in Cleveland, aired an hour-long program at 10:00 am: New Day Cleveland Nature and Wildlife .

One of the show's segments featured our society's president, Judy Barnhart: Northeast Ohio Pollinator Society: Webinar Series Thank you to society member and Northeast Ohio Pollinator Society (NEOPS) VP Rees Davis for sharing information on NEOPS' 2025 winter webinar series. A link to the Jan - Mar 2025 winter series descriptions and to past recordings on pollinator related topics can be found in the News of Interest section below.

Paragraph: Content Ends --> the world's largest openwork geodesic dome, a sunny midday greeted plant and garden enthusiasts .... 2026 Programs and Field Trips Tri-fold Exploring, observing and learning about our natural world is fun! Upcoming 2026 Monthly Programs at a Glance Date is January 11th not January 22nd as shared in Nov email.

Sunday, January 11th: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location: The West Woods Nature Center Invasive Plants and Native Alternatives Saturday, February 28th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Location: The West Woods Nature Center FEBRUARY PROGRAM ENDS --> March 2026: Cancelled due to power outage Shade Gardening: Making the Most of Soft Landing Gardens Saturday, March 14th: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Location: The West Woods Nature Center Habitat Restoration Series Part 1: Stream Restoration Sunday, April 12th: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Presentation Location: The West Woods Nature Center Hike Location: Veterans Legacy Woods Shade Gardening: Making the Most of Soft Landing Gardens Rescheduled: New Date and Time Monday, April 20th: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Location: The West Woods Nature Center Forest Forensics Workshop -- Saturday, May 30th: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: Morgan Park Operations Center, Portage County MAY: MONTHLY PROGRAM ENDS --> Habitat Restoration Series Part 2 Saturday, June 27th: 10:00 am - Noon Location: Valley View Area of Cascade Valley JUNE: MONTHLY PROGRAM ENDS --> Habitat Restoration Series Part 3 -- Saturday, July 11th: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Location: Spring Creek Preserve, Geauga County Registration Opened May 1st JULy: MONTHLY PROGRAM ENDS --> Registration Closed Aug 11th due to High Interest Saturday, August 15th: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Sunnybrook Preserve, Geauga County Registration Opened June 1st August: MONTHLY PROGRAM ENDS --> Sunday, September 20th: 1:00 - 3:00 PM Location: 896 East Pioneer Trail, Aurora, 44202, Portage County Registration Opened June 1st --> Habitat Restoration Series Part 4 -- Saturday, October 10th: 10:00 - 11:30 AM Location: Closed Lake County Landfill, Geauga County Registration Opened July 1st Upcoming 2026 Spring After Work Wildflower Walks at a Glance Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:00 pm ● Walks are Rain or Shine No Registrations Required HEADING: SPRING AFTER WORK WILDFLOWER WALKS END --> Note Address Correction: 8730 5730 Hopkins Rd Veterans Park , Lake County Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park , Portage County Claridon Woodlands , Geauga County Tabor Preserve , Geauga County APRIL WALKS: SPRING AFTER WORK WILDFLOWER WALKS END --> Headwaters Trail , Portage County (it is on the east side of SR-700 just south of Hiram) Google maps misidentifies the parking lot location, so Google map users should look for the big Headwaters Map: Headwaters Trail parking lot on SR-700 Punderson State Park , Geauga County MAY WALKS: SPRING AFTER WORK WILDFLOWER WALKS END --> Upcoming 2026 Monthly Programs at a Glance Geauga Park District BioBlitz -- Friday, June 6th: 8:30 am - Noon Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve Hike , Portage County No Registration is Required Saturday, June 21st: 10:00 am - 11:30 am No Portage Park District BioBlitz 2025 Portage Park District Bioblitz (Day 1) Friday, June 7th: 8:30 am - Noon Location(s): Morgan Park/Dix Park Portage Park District Bioblitz (Day 2) Saturday, June 8th: 8:30 am - Noon Location(s): Morgan Park/Dix Park JUNE: MONTHLY PROGRAM ENDS --> No July 2025 program scheduled Exploring Hiram College's Prairie Project , Portage County Sunday, August 24th: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Location: James H.

Barrow Field Station AUGUST: MONTHLY PROGRAM ENDS --> Grass Identification Workshop ● Registration Required : Registration reached full capacity and has closed.

If you would like to join a waitlist, please submit a registration waitlist request form Saturday, September 20th: 10:00 am - Noon Location: Morgan Preserve Operations Center, 8505 Nicodemus Rd, Ravenna 44266 Woody Shrub Identification Workshop Registration Required : Registration nearing full capacity.

Saturday, September 27th: 10:00 am - Noon Location: North Chagrin Reservation Nature Center, Willoughby Hills 44094 SEPTEMBER: MONTHLY PROGRAM ENDS --> Mushrooms of Northeast Ohio ● No Registration Required Saturday, October 25th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Big Creek Park: The Meyer Center, Invitation and Reservation only Event Saturday, November 1st: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Location: Pine Lake Trout Club NOVEMBER: MONTHLY PROGRAM ENDS --> News of Interest: NPSNEO FYI Board NE Ohio Pollinator Society 2020 - 2024 Past Recordings 2025 Series Ended March 5th Click tabs for shared information and/or upcoming programs and events organizations have planned.

2020 - 2024 Past Winter Webinar Series Recordings 2025 Winter Webinar Series Ended: Program Dates and Descriptions 08 Jan 2025 : Making the Most of Your Tree With a Soft Landing Garden Presenter: Dave Tomashefski Planting a soft landings garden beneath a tree is one of the best ways to support biodiversity in your yard.

Join Dave Tomashefski of Meadow City Native Plant Nursery to learn how soft landings gardens support butterflies and moths in completing their lifecycles (and so much more!) This workshop is a great opportunity to maximize the benefits of tree cover in your growing space. As Meadow City's education specialist, Dave Tomashefski is responsible for the nursery’s educational programs and materials.

... Prior to co-founding Meadow City in Cleveland, Dave worked at the Soil, Water and Environmental Lab at Ohio State, where he also earned his master's degree. Click here for registration and additional Northeast Ohio Pollinator Society (NEOPS) information.

Click here to view and/or download a PDF document containing additional bio and program information. 22 Jan 2025 : Wild Bees in Your Ohio Backyard Presenter: Denise Ellsworth Many gardeners know a honeybee when they see one, but how about some of the other 400+ species of bees that call Ohio home? This program will focus on some of the most common bees, including their fascinating biology and life histories.

We’ll also discuss plant choices and landscape practices to support our native pollinators. ... And how important are these native bees to pollination and biodiversity?

Denise directs pollinator education programming through the Ohio State University Department of Entomology a position she has held since 2012. In her Extension and outreach work, Denise supports and teaches beekeepers, farmers, gardeners, and others across the state through a variety of workshops, webinars, written materials, and electronic resources.

Before coming to Entomology, Denise served for 18 years as agriculture and natural resources county extension educator in the Akron/Canton area with a focus on horticulture, integrated pest management and environmental education. ... Click here for registration and additional Northeast Ohio Pollinator Society (NEOPS) information.

Click here to view and/or download a PDF document containing additional bio and program information.

05 Feb 2025 : Creating and Managing a Prairie Meadow John Blakeman, experienced Ohio prairie biologist, will explain, with both graphics and explanations, how authentic Ohio tallgrass prairies can be planned, prepared for, planted, and managed so as to provide beautiful natural habitats that support pollinating insects, capture and retain nutrients in runoff flows to minimize harmful algal blooms, and enhance soil health.

John has been planting and managing Ohio prairie planting since 1973 and designs native plant landscapes that feature prairie meadows and islands of prairie that support pollinating insects. John Blakeman is a retired biology instructor with 30 years of science teaching experience at Perkins Schools near Sandusky and is an experienced Ohio prairie researcher. ...

He helped form the Ohio Prairie Association and served as its president. He has presented papers at both state and national prairie conferences and is regarded as an expert in the history of Ohio’s tallgrass prairies. ...

Click here for registration and additional Northeast Ohio Pollinator Society (NEOPS) information. Click here to view and/or download a PDF document containing additional bio and program information. 19 Feb 2025 : Matrix Design for Biodiverse Gardens Presenter: Michael Keeler Learn about matrix gardens and how to create your own!

Matrix gardens are modeled on natural plant communities and relationships and provide a framework that simplifies plant selection, layout, and installation. Michael Keeler is the founder and principal of Ohio Native Concepts. Michael brings a background in natural resources management and a passion for nature and community to his work creating impactful landscapes for residential and institutional clients across Central Ohio.

His design approach focuses on creating spaces that connect humans to nature and improve ecological function and biodiversity. ... Click here for registration and additional Northeast Ohio Pollinator Society (NEOPS) information.

Click here to view and/or download a PDF document containing additional bio and program information. 05 Mar 2025 : Attracting Wildlife to Your Property This presentation outlines some of the fundamental ways of bringing more nature into your yard, with a primary focus on gardening and landscaping with native plants. ...

[Brian] will also talk about why it is important and beneficial for you as a landowner to build habitat on your land. Brian Hackett is the Wildlife Specialist at Knox Soil & Water Conservation District. ...

[P]rior to working in Knox County [he] was a District Technician at Madison Soil & Water Conservation District. In 2013 [Brian] graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management and Animal Science. ...

Click here for registration and additional Northeast Ohio Pollinator Society (NEOPS) information. Click here to view and/or download a PDF document containing additional bio and program information. field notes: Lucia Nash Preserve, 14 August 2021 After a week of rain, the wetlands of the Snow Lake lived up to their name, filling right up to the edge of the depression along the trail’s edge.

Acting like sponges they absorbed the numerous heavy rains from the week, preventing flooding as seen in many northeast Ohio developed properties.

Known by some as the Cuyahoga wetlands, 1,000 acres of wetland communities, including shrub swamps, sedge meadows, bog forest, bogs, fens and vernal pools, are protected by several conservation agencies including: The Nature Conservancy, Geauga Park District, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Ohio State Parks. The adjacent City of Akron’s 18,000 acres of wetland along the Cuyahoga River protect their water supply....

4-H Camp Whitewood in Ashtabula County Walking Fern Excursion: 17 August 2019 narrative by Judy Barnhart Walking Fern, Asplenium Rhizophyllum, Camptosorus Rhizophyllus Learning About Mosses at West Woods Wetlands Walk at Punderson State Park: 8 August 2018 narrative by Judy Bradt-Barnhart Kent Bog State Nature Preserve & Expansion: 23 June 2018 narrative by Judy Bradt-Barnhart Native Plant Project: 21 June 2018 Perry Middle School Environmental Club narrative by Payge Silvis West Woods: recorded by Lisa K.

Schlag on 22 March 2017 Veterans Park: recorded by Lisa K. Schlag on 8 April 2018 Padanaram Woods: 26 May 2018 narrative by Judy Bradt-Barnhart North Kingsville Sand Barrens: 23 Sept 2017 Winter Nature Interpretation Unlikely Ties between Geology and Wildflowers Our heritage is soil bound, 30. i.

2016 Wildflower Walk 24. v. 17 at Hiram Field Station Electronic subscription to our quarterly publication On the Fringe is a membership benefit.

WEBSITE PAGES for your reading enjoyment : Virtual Archives 2000 - 2009 Virtual Archives 1990 - 1999 Virtual Archives 1983 - 1989 Unlikely Ties between Geology and Wildflowers ✿ Monarch Migration News: ✿ ONAPA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ✿ Restoring the American Chestnut Herbarium voucher of American chestnut, collected by A. W. Cusick, 1978.

Ohio State University Herbarium Online, Museum of Biological <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<✿>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Working to Restore the American Chestnut Sara Fern Fitzsimmons, TACF Director of Restoration, 7/27/2018 "The demise of the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) has been described as one of the great ecological disasters of current time.

Through the first-half of the 20th century, the species was virtually eliminated from the landscape by an Asiatic blight fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) introduced on Japanese chestnut materials imported to the US in the Plant Society 2025 Upcoming Events Calendar